Crossbenchers Look to Remove Cashless Welfare Cards

Crossbenchers Look to Remove Cashless Welfare Cards
Cashless welfare cards by Visa. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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A key senator has sounded the death knell for the cashless debit card by supporting the government’s push to scrap it.

The cashless debit card quarantines up to 80 percent of a welfare recipient’s income which cannot be withdrawn in cash or spent on gambling or alcohol.

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